Slap Happy Cartoons teams with Knowledge Network

Vancouver, Canada-based animation studio Slap Happy Cartoons is set to produce a series of animated shorts for Canadian pubcaster Knowledge Network's daytime schedule.

Vancouver, Canada-based animation studio Slap Happy Cartoons is set to produce a series of animated shorts that feature the Luna, Chip and Inkie characters for Canadian pubcaster Knowledge Network’s daytime commercial-free schedule.

The three animal characters will serve as Knowledge Kids brand mascots and help parents and children navigate the net’s schedule from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

The indie studio has an office in L.A., and is also currently producing animated comedy Nerds and Monsters for Corus-owned YTV, for which 9 Story Entertainment has picked up distribution rights.